About the role
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
For informal enquiries, please contact Suzanne Wright on 07919213954
Deadline for applications: Friday 27th January 12 noon. Interviews to be held on Monday 6th February at Noble House, Ely.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
What will you be doing?
East Cambs Targeted Support District Team currently has a vacancy for a full time Family Worker (37hrs a week). The post will be based in our Bottisham office, but with some working from home and travel around East Cambridgeshire.
The role of a Family Worker is an exciting, dynamic, and ever evolving role aiming to offer families within Cambridgeshire with a high-quality bespoke package of support. You will be responsible for supporting families using a whole family approach, working with them on a 1-1 basis in their homes and within the community. You will complete Early Help Assessments, act as the Lead Professional for the family, work in partnership with the multi-agency team around the family and provide tailored targeted intervention that enables parents, carers, children and young people to achieve positive outcomes. You will lead on the organisation, planning and delivery of evidence-based group work programmes that aims to support parents/carers with topics such as: parenting, childhood development, domestic abuse and healthy relationships.
As a Family Worker you will be motivated, dedicated to the role and passionate about making a positive contribution to the lives of children, young people and their families. You will work both autonomously and as a team member within the wider Early Help organisation. You will have the ability to recognise and act upon your safeguarding responsibilities and offer a high-quality service to our service users.
About you
Do you have a relevant level 3 qualification.
Please attach a CV and Supporting Statement that tells us how you meet the following 3 essential criteria.
1. Experience of multi-agency and partnership working to ensure the best outcomes for children and families in Cambridgeshire.
2. Proven experience of working directly with families, including in their own homes.
3. Knowledge of child development and its influence on parent/child relationships in every stage of a child's life.
You must also be eligible to work in the UK. The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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